Power Outages in Heard County, GA
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Diverse Power Incorporated and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Heard County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/heard-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Heard County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/heard-county
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Diverse Power Incorporated and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,228 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Heard Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30217 | 135 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Heard County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Heard County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Tropical Storm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×4
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Heard County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 267 customers out (4.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 251 customers out (4.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Heard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Heard County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,952 customers.
The US EIA reports Georgia utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,952 customers out) · decade average 6.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 59 | 448 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 93 | 738 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 274 | 1,568 | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 360 | 853 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 377 | 798 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 352 | 3,952 | 22.0 |
| 2021 | 288 | 2,945 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 345 | 1,757 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 331 | 1,421 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 403 | 2,044 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 439 | 3,198 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Heard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Heard County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Georgia Power Co16.3¢2,480,484 cust
- Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp13.2¢83,660 cust
- Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA)13.9¢53,707 cust
- Diverse Power Incorporated17.2¢32,557 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 6.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Heard County: FAQ
- How often does Heard County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Heard County, GA logged 439 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Heard County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,952 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 3d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Heard County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Heard County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Heard County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Diverse Power Incorporated.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Heard County.
30217
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | 4.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | 5.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 6.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Georgia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/13149 and /api/v1/counties/13149/history.